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Record Number: 17894 Author(s)/Creator(s): Heene , Katrien. Contributor(s): Title: De litterali et morali earum instruccione: Women's Literacy in Thirteenth-Century Latin Agogic Texts [The author examines didactic texts, particularly saints' lives and exempla, to find out what their clerical authors thought about the connections between women and literacy. Generally reading is associated for women with prayer, while for men it leads to more active engagements in the world, whether it be preaching or directing a noble household. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: The Voice of Silence: Women's Literacy in a Men's Church.  Edited by Thérèse de Hemptinne and María Eugenia GóngoraMedieval Church Studies.  Brepols, 2004.  Pages 145 - 166. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Education Exempla, Literary Genre Gender Hagiography Handbooks Latin Literature Literacy Readers in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: Germany;Low Countries Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2004. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: Not Available

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